Ricardo Almeida
| Ricardo Almeida | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 29, 1976 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Big Dog |
| Residence | Bordentown, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American, Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170.5 lb (77.3 kg; 12.18 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight Middleweight Light heavyweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Irvine, California |
| Team | Gracie Barra/Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu/Ricardo Almeida BJJ |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2000-2004 2008-2011 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ricardo Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaʁdu awˈmejdɐ]; born November 29, 1976) is a retired American Brazilian mixed martial artist and currently a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey. He is the former King of Pancrase Middleweight Champion.
Almeida is a fourth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and part of the Gracie Barra combat and competition team. Almeida is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Grapplers Quest, and a former Middleweight King of Pancrase. In Pancrase he had notable wins over Nate Marquardt and Kazuo Misaki. Almeida trains with and teaches former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar at his longtime Gracie system gym in Robbinsville, NJ.
Almeida retired for a four-year period after a six-fight win streak to focus on running his Jiu-Jitsu school in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
His return bout in the UFC occurred at UFC 81, where he submitted Rob Yundt at 1:08 in the first round. Almeida's next fight was against Patrick Cote at UFC 86, where he lost a close split decision.
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